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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2017
Takuya Shimomura, Cary, NC (US);
William Lacy, Garnet Valley, PA (US);
Takuya Shimomura, Cary, NC (US);
William Lacy, Garnet Valley, PA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed herein for generating and sending priority alert notifications based on medical information, such as, for example, medical information obtained from analyzing medical images. In one embodiment, the method comprises: determining, using an image analysis engine, whether one or more features in a medical image of a patient meet predefined criteria, the predefined criteria being indicative of a medical condition; determining, using the image analysis engine, whether an alert notification is to be sent regarding results of determining whether the one or more features in the medical image meet the predefined criteria; and sending the alert notification with indicia indicative of a priority level if the one or more features in the medical image meet the predefined criteria, including sending medical information that prompted the image analysis engine to send the notification at the priority level.